=20Acacia Group's 2006 Conference: Politicizing textsThe Acacia Group of California State University, Fullerton is seeking paper=s=20for our 2006 conference to be held February 17 and 18, 2006. We are =20interested in papers/presentations for the following suggested panel:=20=20Uses of Misrecognition in Fiction=20Detective stories often function by providing =E2=80=9Cred herrings,=E2=80==9D clues and/or=20descriptions of character and events that are designed to keep the reader=20from knowing the plot until it is ultimately revealed by the author. Such a==20stratagem may give an author some control over readers, although many reade=rs are=20able to recognize the red herrings themselves. In any kind of writing or=20art, what could be the red herrings that postpone/change/challenge reader=20understanding? What is the source of the =E2=80=9Cred herrings=E2=80=9D and= what can you infer=20from their presence, efficacy, and use?=20We are accepting completed paper submissions only, no abstracts, please. =20Creative writing/productions/performance contributions are encouraged to =20function as commentaries on or expressions of any and all topics listed, or,= they=20may be submitted individually for special panel consideration. Submissions =20=that=20will not be presented in written form (performances, art, etc.) must includ=e=20a brief (1-2) page explanation of the submission's relevance to the =20topic/theme, materials used, and concepts explored. All presentations, wheth=er =20written, performed, or shown, may not exceed 20 minutes.=20Submission Deadline: December 17, 2005=20Conference Date: February 17-18, 2006